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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Richard B. Dickenson Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-043
Abstract

The collection is composed of materials related to Dickenson's research on Southwest Virginia African Americans from the Civil War until the present.

Dates: 1931-2004; Majority of material found within 1964 - 2000

Albert Hobart, Jr., Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-081
Abstract

Hobart was a Connecticut native living in Atlanta, Georgia. The collection consists of twelve letters he wrote to a friend in Connecticut, mentioning freed slaves holding office in Georgia, the heat, and his homesickness.

Dates: 1869 - 1870

Republican Party Broadside, Wythe County, Virginia,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-042
Abstract

This broadside supports Congressional Reconstruction, and opposes backsliding Republicans.

Dates: 1874 - 1874

U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. Case Files,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-033
Abstract

This collection contains photocopies of affidavits, claims and answers, stipulations, and a bill for legal fees relating to U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. which dealt with the seizure of land from Confederate leaders.

Dates: 1863 - 1866

Daniel Verser Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-051
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter from Daniel Verser in Pittsylvania, Virginia, to his brother, Colonel William Verser in Burkesville, Virginia. Dated August 1867, the letter includes Daniel Verser's opinions on Reconstruction-era difficulties in the state.

Dates: 1867 - 1867